Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

20-27, 12-13 Away

Final

20-28, 13-11 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. DuranCF-LF	0-2	0	0	1	.181
M. GasperDH	2-5	1	0	0	.333
W. AbreuRF	0-5	0	0	0	.291
W. Contreras1B	1-4	1	1	2	.253
M. YoshidaLF	1-4	0	0	0	.259
C. RafaelaCF	0-0	0	0	0	.284
A. MonasterioSS	2-4	0	0	0	.256
M. Mayer2B	1-4	0	0	0	.219
C. WongC	1-4	1	0	0	.255
N. Sogard3B	1-3	0	0	0	.286

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Gray	6.0	5	1	1	9	80-54	2.93
J. Slaten	1.0	0	0	0	2	17-11	0.00
G. Whitlock	1.0	1	0	0	1	12-9	2.95
A. Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-10	0.54

According to ESPN Analytics

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, May 18, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,531

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - James Jean
Second Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore

Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing

— Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.

May 18, 2026, 09:51 pm - AP


BOS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	9	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0

Scoring Summary

		BOS	KC
6th	Contreras homered to left center (435 feet), Gasper scored.	2	0
7th	Duran hit sacrifice fly to left, Wong scored.	3	0
7th	Caglianone doubled to right, Jensen scored.	3	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL

Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS

(20-27)

(20-27, 12-13 Away)

(20-27)

Sonny Gray

(12-1, 2.48)

-112

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(20-28)

(20-28, 13-11 Home)

(20-28)

Seth Lugo

(4-6, 4.36)

-115

Red Sox
3
Royals
1

Game 1

5/18

Red Sox
7
Royals
1

Game 2

5/19

Red Sox
4
Royals
3

Game 3

5/20

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	59	43	.578	-	L1
New York	57	45	.559	2	W1
Boston	52	49	.515	6.5	L1
Baltimore	50	53	.485	9.5	W1
Toronto	47	56	.456	12.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	54	47	.535	-	W1
Cleveland	54	50	.519	1.5	L2
Minnesota	51	53	.490	4.5	W2
Detroit	48	54	.471	6.5	W1
Kansas City	43	60	.417	12	W3

Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. could return from IL Friday vs. Orioles

Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. could return from the injured list for Atlanta's three-game series in Baltimore starting Friday, manager Walt Weiss said Thursday.

Shane Bieber pitches season-high 7 innings as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

— Shane Bieber pitched a season-high seven innings to win his second straight start, George Springer reached base three times and drove in a run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.

Pirates add bullpen depth by trading for Padres' Ron Marinaccio

The Pirates acquired reliever Ron Marinaccio from San Diego on Thursday in exchange for signing bonus pool considerations.

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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing

S. Gray5-1

S. Lugo1-4

A. Chapman11

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